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Philip VII also sought closer ties with Prussia, a burgeoning German power that threatened and challenged Austria. In 1748, Prussia's Frederick II had confided to Philip VII about his desire of taking the region of Silesia from the Austrians. Philip VII pledged his support to Frederick II, eventually leading to the Great Silesian War (1750-1755) and the ultimate demise of France and Philip VII's prestige.
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==== French Revolution ====
{{Main|French Revolution}}
The French Revolution was a revolutionary movement that hit France in the late 18th century.
Meanwhile, King [[Philip VIII]] and Henri's younger brother, [[Louis XV (Bourbon)|Louis, Duke of Anjou]] fled to [[New France]]. However, an impostor named [[Robert le Cerf]], reaching Quebecq before the King, had falsely identified himself as Philip VIII. When Philip VIII and the Duke of Anjou arrived in Quebec a week later, le Cerf was executed. Soon after the royals' arrival, Philip VIII died and passed the throne to his son, who became [[Louis XV (Bourbon)|Louis XV]], the 6th Bourbon monarch.
==== Augustinian Wars (1795-1798) ====▼
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = War of Deliverance
| place = Western Europe, northern America, Asia
| image = French Expansion in the First Deliverance War (1795-1798).png
| date = 1795 - 1789
| caption = French-occupied territories by 1798 with the [[Treaty of Maastricht]]
}}
{{Main|Augustine Spiga}}
Spiga would then start a revolutionary campaign to expand French influence and propel French territorial ambitions. Under
After news of the murders hit London and Vienna, the allies decided that France had to be put down. Britain and Austria declared war on France. As a response, Rossignol had sent the National Army to occupy the Bishopric of Liege and the Dutch Republic in the spring of 1795. [[Jacques Rossignol|Marshal Rossignol]]'s forces were met with very little resistance, and the Dutch had even welcomed the French as their liberators. On 4 April 1795, the Dutch Republic government was dissolved, and a new republic had been established - the Batavian Republic, which had a semi-autonomous government under the umbrella of the French Republic.
William, stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, had crossed the channel and found refuge in Britain. In the Dutch House of southern England's Kew Palace, he had written the infamous Kew Letters, ordering the colonies of the Dutch Republic to be transferred to Great Britain for safekeeping. These letters were wildly unpopular among most of the Dutch colonies, especially in [[New Netherland]]. The letters triggered an anti-Orangist coup in New Netherland, with the leaders denouncing William as a traitor. Great Britain attempted to invade New Netherland in 1796, and had led to the the [[History of New Netherland#The French Revolution, and Political Turmoil in New Netherland|New Netherland Independence War.]] The New Netherland government was recognized and supported by France. However, the situation in Europe forced Britain to sign a peace treaty with the New Netherland government. In the winter of 1796, New Netherland's independence was recognized by Britain.
Britain and Austria declare war on France. In Europe, the situation for the British and Austrians had gotten worse. In 1798, the French forced Britain and Austria to sign the ''Treaty of Maastricht'', which formalized the creation of the Batavian Republic and the French annexation of the Spanish Low Countries, the Bishopric of Liege, and the historically tense region of Franche-Comte.
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